The Santa Clause Vs. Jingle All The Way (Ep. 0019)

What started as the Movie Wars Christmas episode turned into a battle of deadbeat dads. Tune in as Kyle, Drew, and Phil determine who made Santa's naughty list. Or better yet, who gets the Turboman?

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Jingle All The Way

Workaholic Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wants to make things up to his son, Jamie (Jake Lloyd), and wife, Liz (Rita Wilson). He promises to get Jamie the hottest toy of the season, Turbo-Man -- even though it's Christmas Eve and the toy is practically sold out. As Langston hunts down the elusive gift, he runs into mailman Myron (Sinbad), another father on the same quest. With the clock winding down, Langston's moral code is tested as he starts to learn the real meaning of Christmas.

• Rating:
• PG
• Genre:
• Comedy, Other, Kids & Family
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Brian Levant
• Producer:
• Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe
• Writer:
• Randy Kornfield
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Nov 3, 1998
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $60.6M
• Runtime:
• 1h 28m

(Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jingle_all_the_way)

The Santa Clause

Divorced dad Scott (Tim Allen) has custody of his son (Eric Lloyd) on Christmas Eve. After he accidentally kills a man in a Santa suit, they are magically transported to the North Pole, where an elf explains that Scott must take Santa's place before the next Christmas arrives. Scott thinks he's dreaming, but over the next several months he gains weight and grows an inexplicably white beard. Maybe that night at the North Pole wasn't a dream after all -- and maybe Scott has a lot of work to do.

• Rating:
• PG
• Genre:
• Other, Comedy, Kids & Family
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• John Pasquin
• Producer:
• Bobby Newmyer, Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver
• Writer:
• Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Nov 11, 1994 Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Sep 7, 2004
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $145.5M
• Runtime:
• 1h 37m

(Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/santa_clause)